History, Costume and the Theatre
Three delightful studies of period costume
Each of these three books describes the clothes of a set of fashionable people who were especially interested in what they wore. They combine historical accuracy with the fictional journals of the characters, thus giving insights into the social life and behaviour of the different periods.
Each book includes four pull-up scenes to cut out and make and which show some costumes in threedimensions. Each book also includes a carefully researched glossary of useful terms.
High Fashion in Shakespeare's Time
0 906212 82 0 Andrew Brownfoot £3.95
High Fashion in Victorian Times 0 906212 83 9 Andrew Brownfoot £3.95
High Fashion in Stuart Times 1 899618 08 2 Andrew Brownfoot £3.95
Cavaliers & Roundheads
The story of the English Civil War with pull-up scenes.
1 899618 02 3 Bob Moulder
The English Civil War, which broke out in 1642, divided counties, towns, even friends and families as the nation pledged its allegiance either to the King or to Parliament. "How I detest this war without an enemy", wrote one of the Roundhead generals to his friend, now commander of the opposing Cavalier army. This book tells the story of the struggle by focussing on key dramatic events. We see, for instance, King Charles come in person to the House of Commons to arrest his enemies, the crucial battles of Lansdown Hill and Marston Moor, the eventual victory of the Roundheads under Oliver Cromwell and the execution of the King in 1649. It was a time of betrayal and intrigue, fighting and bloodshed, but it was also a time which laid the foundations of British parliamentary democracy.
£3.95
Mazes, Ancient & Modern by Robert Field 1 899618 29 5 Tracing the story of maze design
Over the last decade, mazes have been making the newspaper headlines and there has been a worldwide explosion in their construction. Not only in the form of the tradtional turf mazes of medieval times and hedge mazes such as the one at Hampton Court but modern mazes made in a variety of new materials including bricks, mirrors and water jets. Even enormous maize mazes which are cut out of fields of growing corn and which last for a single summer season. This book traces the history of the maze in all its forms and uses a mixture of photographs and drawings to offer a fascinating insight into them. £2.95
Shakespeare on Stage
Including pull-up scenes to make yourself
0 899618 19 8 Andrew Brownfoot
Time, fashion and different performance spaces have created an endless number of variations in the production of Shakespeare's plays. This beautiful book explores these variations from Shakespear's time to our own, starting with the first Globe Theatre. All the pieces to make the pull-up scenes are there for you to cut out and glue in position. These scenes include some of the best known and best loved of Shakespeares plays and each is shown as it would have been at a particular time in theatre history. Some extraordinary ideas and personalities have been presented over the years and this book draws attention to the richness of Shakespeare and of our theatrical heritage. £3.95
